| B-ISDN | Broadband ISDN | |
| BAI | Battlefield Air
Interdiction | |
| BALTAP | Allied Forces
Baltic Approaches | |
| BASE | Baseband | |
| BBN | Broad Band
Network | |
| BC | Broadcast | |
| BC | Buffer Centre | |
| BCA | Border Crossing
Authority | |
| BCA | Broadcast Control
Authority | |
| BCIS | Battlefield
Combat Identification System | |
| BCS | Broadcast Control
Station | |
| BCU | buffer control
unit | |
| BCVT | basic class
virtual terminal | |
| BDA | Battle Damage
Assessment | |
| BDEP | Bright Dawn
enhancement programme | |
| BDIG | Belgian defence
industry group | |
| BDS | comm-B
designation subfield | |
| BEAF | BE air force | |
| BEAUTY | UK encryption for
packet switching | |
| BEDs | business
enumerated domains | |
| BEMILCOM | Belgian military
communications network | |
| BENECHAN | BENELUX sub-area,
Channel | |
| BETE | BICES
evolutionary test environment | |
| BFA | battlefield
functional area | |
| BFS | Bundesanstalt
für Flugsicherung | |
| BGP | border gateway
protocol | |
| BGS | Bundesgrenzschutz | |
| BI | battlefield
identification | |
| BIC | BRASS initial
capability | |
| BICC | BICES initial
core capability | AC/317/SEC/94/20 |
| BICES | battlefield
information collection and exploitation system | |
| BICES | battlefield
information collection and exploitation systems | AC/317-N/798 |
| BID | bulk information
device | |
| BIF | BICES integration
facility | |
| BIFF | battlefield IFF | |
| BIR | biannual
infrastructure review | |
| BIST | built in software
test | |
| BIT | built in test | |
| BITE | built in test
equipment | |
| BITS | battlefield
information and targeting system | US electronic
mail |
| BLM | BICES Logical
Model | |
| BLOS | beyond line of sight (> 555
km) | |
| BM | battle management | |
| BMA | battlefield
management area | |
| BMEWS | ballistic missile
early warning system | |
| BMS | battlefield
management system | |
| BMS | bureau militaire
de standardisation | |
| BOA | basic ordering
agreement | |
| BOC | battalion
operation centre (HAWK) | |
| BOCCA | bureau for the
co-ordination of civil aviation | NCWA |
| BoD | bandwidth on
demand | APD 04.05.03
(95)04 |
| BOD | board of
directors | |
| BOP | balance of
payment | |
| BOS | BICES Outline
Structure | |
| BOXER | UK RN & RAF
funded communications infra network | |
| BPMG | BICES project
management group | |
| BPR | business plan
review | |
| BPS | BICES pilot study | AC/317/SEC/94/20 |
| BPS | broadcast
processing system | |
| BPSK | binary phase
shift keying | |
| BRA | Basic Rate Access | |
| BRASS | Broadcast and
Ship-shore System | AC/4(WG29)DS/139 |
| BRI | basic rate
interface | STC CSNI final
report 22/9/95 |
| BRISS | British
intelligence support system | |
| BROAD | broadband | |
| BRS | broadcast relay station | |
| BRS | Broadcast Radiating Station | VLF Handbook |
| BRSC | British support command | |
| BSC | BICES steering committee | |
| BSWG | BICES standing working group | |
| BT | BICES team | |
| BUR | BICES User Requirements | |
| BURST | BICES user requirement system trial | |
| BVR | beyond visual range | |
| BW | bandwidth | |
| BWM | Band Width Management | NGCS |